User talk:Stanley1982

Hello,

I work in the Alumni Relations Office at The University of Sheffield (and I am a graduate of Sheffield Hallam University).

Having access to the graduate records for both universities (which contain personal and sensitive information and are therefore restricted to university and personal use - meaning they are un-citeable in terms of web references) I can confirm that the change I am trying to make to Andy Whitfield's Wikipedia page more accurately reflects true fact.

The University of Sheffield holds no record of study for Andy Whitfield, whereas Sheffield Hallam University does. I am unsure as to how I can further prove this so as to alter the Wikipedia page (as he is repeatedly quoted by many who look at the page and assume what is there to be accurate - even though there is also no verifiable source for the sentence 'He studied engineering at The University of Sheffield' - the following link (http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/anglesey-born-star-pulls-out-spartacus-2746393) is not a reliable source of confirmation of his academic history. News writers often, even now, confuse The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University with each other, or believe them to be the same institution).

In all honesty, I am new to this - I have never attempted to alter a Wikipedia page before, so any help is greatly appreciated. I have a screen shot of the Sheffield Hallam University alumni directory but I am unsure of the appropriateness of it (it is designed for use by graduates of the university and general public do not have access to it, making it rather impossible to reference as a source).

Many thanks and best wishes,

Tom Reaney Database Assistant

Development, Alumni Relations & Events Office The University of Sheffield 40 Victoria Street Sheffield S10 2TN

Stanley1982 (talk) 15:57, 7 May 2013 (UTC)